Sash and blind fastener



(No Model.)

w. BUOKLEY. SASH AND BLIND PASTENER.

Patented Jan. 9, 1894.

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mmomag LITNOGRAPNIN UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. BUCKLEY, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

SASH AND BLIND FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 512,500, dated January9, 1894.

Application filed August 12, 1893. Serial No 482,995. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

3e it known that I, WILLIAM H. BUCKLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing in Paterson, county of Passaic, and State of New J orsey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Sash and BlindFasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompany- Ing drawings, and to letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements incombined window sash and shutter fasteners or looks, and it consists inthe arrangement and combination of parts whereby the window shutter canbe locked and not unlocked while the Window sash is down and in thecombination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fullv set forthand claimed. 0

In the drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of the sill, sash,shutter and of the locking device. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereofpartly sectioned. Fig. 3 is a detail front view of the sash and sillshowing one method of locking the sash t0 the sill. Fig. 4 is anenlarged side elevation partly sectioned of the lock, the shutter andthe shutter bolt. Fig. is an enlarged top plan view of certain detallsof the lock showing the releasing or llnlocklng device, and Fig. 6 is afront view of a shutter showing a device for releasing the shutter boltfrom engagement with the catch on the side of the house, before theshutter 1s to be closed and locked.

In said drawings a. represents the sill of the Window, 12 the outsideshutter or blind, c the lower inner portion of the window casing and dthe window sash. The lower end of the shutter bis cutaway to form anopening which opening is covered by the inside and outside slottedplates f and e. The slot in the plate e extends vertically .therein toaccommodate for the movement of the outside shutter catch g, while theslot in the plate f is also disposed vertlcally to allow a slight up anddown play to the inside hook end bolt 3' of the shutter. The outsidecatch g is pivoted as at h in suitable lugs within the opening in theshutter and is held in a horizontal position by a suitable spring h. Theshank i of the bolt 3' passes through the slot in plate f and is securedto an elbow of the shutter catch 9, by a screw thread connection 1'within the shutter. This bolt j has no side play, that is to say, itcannot be moved in a horizontal plane although it has a slight up anddown movement for a purpose hereinafter explained.

The lock m placed on the sill a, consists of a case securely fastened tothe sill, within which case is arranged a spring controlled ward or bolthaving a hook shaped end corresponding in shape to the end of theshutter locking bolt j. The hook ends of these bolts face each other sothat they slip into engagement when the bolt 7' enters the case. The endof the lock case facing the shutter is provided with an opening justsuflicient in size to admit the head of the boltj. The ward k is pivotedas at 10 within the case and is constantly pressed by spring it towardthe line in which the shutter bolt j enters the lock case. The ward inis retracted by means of a lever arm n, pivoted at 70 within the lockcase, and carrying a projecting stud n impinging on the ward k as shownin Fig.4. The lever arm 12. projects through the lock case andisprovided with an arm n extending upward to the face of the window sashd. hen the sash is down it may be secured to this arm n by a catch 0(see Fig. 3) or in any suitable manner. If preferred a pin 17. may beprovided on the lever arm at extending upward therefrom and adapted toenter a suitable recess n in the frame d of the sash.

To guide the shutter bolt j into the lock case and to allow of anadjustment up and down to said bolt j, as for instance where the shuttersags, I allow a slight up and down movement of the bolt j within itsslotted plate and I also place below the recess in the lock case abeveled plate m designed to receive the end of the boltj to guide it tothe recess.

From the description it will be seen that the shutter bolt j when itenters the lock case impinges upon the Ward 70 and slides intoengagement therewith, forcing said ward back against the influence ofspring 70, until the hook ends of both bolts snap into engagement. Inthis position the shutter can not be unlocked unless the ward k isretracted which can only be accomplished by moving the lever arm n.\Vhen the window sash d is closed down upon the projecting arms a and nand locked thereto, the arm n cannot be moved 5 and the shuttertherefore can not be unlocked until the sash is raised. The bolt 3' ofthe shutter can however enter the lock case and belocked to the wardwhether the sash is down or not, for the hook end of the boltj can re-Ic tract said ward sufficiently to allow the ward and bolt to snap intoengagement.

In Fig. 6 I have illustrated an appliance for use with the shutter catchand bolt, whereby, when the shutter has been thrown open I 5 and thecatch locks the shutter to the side of the house, said catch can bereleased and the shutter closed without leaning out of the Window. Onthe inside of the shutter I pivot as at b an arm i furnished with aknobt at one end and secured to the shank t of the shutter bolt by a sleeve2' at the other end. By simply lifting or pushing down the knob 2' theshank i is raised or depressed and the catch g thereby lifted or loweredto disengage 2 5 itself from the hook on the side of the house.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the window sill and sash, the shutter and itsfastener, a locking bolt adjustably secured to said shutter fastener, alock securely fastened to the sill and designed to receive the lockingbolt of the shutter to lock said shutter to the sill, with a lever armadapted to unlock the locking bolt from the look, a projecting armextending upward from said lever arm and means for locking the sash whenlowered to said projecting arm, all arranged so that when said sash islowered and locked,the lever arm cannot unlock the shutter bolt, and theshutter cannot be released from the sill, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the window sill and sash, shutter I), catch 9 andlocking bolt j adjustably secured to said catch, with a lock m firmlysecured to the sill, a ward 7t, pivoted in the case of said lock, anddesigned to receive the bolt j to lock the shutter to the sill, and witha lever arm 91., adapted to retract said ward to release the shutterfrom the sill,

a projecting arm n on said lever arm, and a catch 0 on said sill adaptedto engage said projecting arm n when the sash is lowered, and lock thesash to the sill and to thereby 5 prevent the retraction of the ward 70until said sash is unlocked and raised, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this13th day of July, 1893.

WILLIAM II. BUOKLEY.

Witnesses:

HENRY E. EVERDING, JOHN BUoKLEY.

